Is there a big mantle wedge under eastern Tibet?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2019.04.005
Abstract: Abstract The big mantle wedge (BMW) model was originally proposed to explain the origin of the intraplate Changbaishan volcano in NE China where the subducting Pacific slab becomes stagnant in the lower part of the… read more here.
Keywords: mantle; eastern tibet; mtz; big mantle ... See more keywords
Late Triassic porphyries in the Zhongdian arc, eastern Tibet: origin and implications for Cu mineralization
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DOI: 10.1017/s0016756819000700
Abstract: Abstract Whole-rock and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic composition data, zircon Hf isotopic data and zircon U–Pb ages were obtained for the Late Triassic porphyries in the Zhongdian arc, eastern Tibet. These porphyries are intermediate and metaluminous and… read more here.
Keywords: eastern tibet; triassic porphyries; late triassic; arc eastern ... See more keywords
Mantle Dynamics Beneath the Sichuan Basin and Eastern Tibet From Teleseismic Tomography
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DOI: 10.1029/2020tc006319
Abstract: The cratonic Sichuan Basin is located east of the Tibetan Plateau, and is surrounded by mountains that have undergone complex deformation and uplift since the Cenozoic. Imaging mantle structure is important for understanding its formation,… read more here.
Keywords: sichuan basin; teleseismic tomography; eastern tibet; plateau ... See more keywords
Surface Pollen Distribution from Alpine Vegetation in Eastern Tibet, China
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00625-7
Abstract: We explore the relationship between modern pollen spectra and vegetation patterns in the Eastern Tibet, China in order to provide information on the representation of pollen taxa and improve the general knowledge of vertical pollen… read more here.
Keywords: surface pollen; alpine vegetation; eastern tibet; vegetation ... See more keywords
Uplift, climate and biotic changes at the Eocene–Oligocene transition in south-eastern Tibet
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DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwy062
Abstract: Abstract The uplift history of south-eastern Tibet is crucial to understanding processes driving the tectonic evolution of the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas. Underpinning existing palaeoaltimetric studies has been regional mapping based in large part… read more here.
Keywords: oligocene transition; transition south; tibet; eastern tibet ... See more keywords
Impact of fault damage on eastern Tibet topography
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DOI: 10.1130/g48179.1
Abstract: Tectonic deformation can influence spatiotemporal patterns of erosion by changing both base level and the mechanical state of bedrock. Although base-level change and the resulting erosion are well understood, the impact of tectonic damage on… read more here.
Keywords: topography; erosion; eastern tibet; damage ... See more keywords
Garra dengba, a new species of cyprinid fish (Pisces: Teleostei) from eastern Tibet, China.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4476.1.9
Abstract: Garra dengba is here described from the Chayu-Qu, a tributary flowing into the Brahmaputra River, in Chayu County, eastern Tibet, China. It shares the presence of an incipient proboscis on the snout with G. arupi,… read more here.
Keywords: garra dengba; new species; dengba new; eastern tibet ... See more keywords